Mexican Bush Sage
Much-loved aromatic plants, the perennial and shrubby Sages are grown for their huge variety of flower colors and their long bloom. Colors include bright red, true blue, white, orange, purple, lavender and pink.
#12949is very similar to the species Mexican Bush Sage only it is more compact and will not need to be pruned as often. The flowers are a velvety purple rose color with a lighter purple lip.
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha): Spectacular purple and white velvety flower spikes cover the plant from late summer until frost. Salvia leucantha does well in full sun and heat, and tolerates some drought.
Mexican Bush Sage Salvia Leucantha Stages Fall Fiesta
Señorita Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage) stages a fall fiesta in the garden with a late-blooming profusion of vertical velvety purple flowering spires.
Growing Arums In Pots ...
Mexican bush sage, Salvia leucantha
Fruit sage inflorescence, Salvia dorisiana ...
Use Mexican bush sage in mixed hedges along with rosemary, butterfly bush and other salvias like blue anise sage or autumn sage.
Mexican Bush Sage
Family:
Lamiaceae (or Labiatae)
Description:
Among non-traditional annuals, the sages offer a wide variety of choices, including large, bushy plants with various floral colors, as exemplified by Mexican Bush Sage.
Salvia leucantha
Mexican bush sage
Lamiaceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.
Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage) The Mexican bush sage is so wonderful that northern gardeners grow it as a prized annual. Fortunately for us, it is hardy in the warmer parts of Zone 7 ... reliable for us to 0 degrees F.
Santa Barbara Mexican Bush Sage [English]: Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'
Santa Barbara Milk-Vetch [English]: Astragalus trichopodus
Santa Barbara Milkvetch [English]: Astragalus trichopodus ...
Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage, Velvet Sage)
Salvia leucophylla (San Luis Purple sage)
Salvia microphylla (Baby Sage)
Salvia muelleri
Salvia nemorosa (May Night Sage)
Salvia officinalis (Common Sage, Garden Sage)
Salvia patens (Gentian Sage) ...
The species (as opposed to the present cultivar) is sold as Wooly Sage or Mexican Bush Sage, greatly favored by hummingbirds & butterflies. It grows to four feet counting the flower spikes, or bigger.
= Select by Species Name = Coleus blumei Hybrid Lavandula multifida 'Spanish Eyes' Nepeta cataria Plectranthus tomentosa Pogostemon patchouli Salvia elegans Salvia leucantha = Select by Common Name = Catnip or Catmint Mexican Bush Sage Patchouly ...
 See also: Daisy, Hyssop, Verbena, Ice Plant, Catmint
  
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